GRIMSBY Town are expecting a crowd of over 3,500 for tonight's visit of Nuneaton (7.45pm).

The Mariners are back at Blundell Park for the first competitive action of the season, with home fans eager to get their first glimpse of returning striker Alan Connell.

Season tickets can still be purchased up until 90 minutes before kick-off this evening.

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4 comments

NeutralGround - did the recent flooding bring you out from under your bridge to troll on here? A new stadium means increased revenue streams all year round and not just on match days. This means more money can be invested in the team to help the club move up the leagues and this in turn will lead to matches against bigger teams with more away fans. A modern stadium with modern facilities will attract people who don't like the outdated Blundell Park. If no-one wants the club, why did 20,000+ go to Wembley?

He/She hasnt got a clue about football and has probably never been to Blundell Park, HLTom He/She is probably a Lincoln fan whos found his way on here, so he would probably feel he/she dosnt need to justify his rediculous comments. It is so obvious what a new ground would bring. Hardly worth replying to it really.

Neutral Ground (clearly neutral!) - town will no doubt be a football league club again soon, and will pull in larger crowds as they play bigger clubs.. A bigger ground is also needed for cup games when the club can raise revenue with ties such as the Northampton and Hudds game last year. It would also be 14,000 to allow it to be be used as a COMMUNITY stadium. As for your comment about no one wants either- how can you possibly justify that??!

WOW a bumper crowd of 3'500!!! Can anyone tell me how they can possibly justify building a 14'000 capacity stadium when the can't even half fill the 10'000 capacity Stadium they've got??? Scrap the Club & the Stadium, no one wants either!!